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Newspaper Page Text14A Polk County Itemizer-Observer • September 30, 2015 Polk County Sports DALLAS CROSS-COUNTRY Senior looks to top brother’s mark Stuhr finished 10th overall at Mid-Willamette Conference Preview Meet Wednesday By Lukas Eggen The Itemizer-Observer LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer Dallas senior Jesse Stuhr sprints to the finish at the Mid- Willamette Conference Preview Meet on Sept. 23. CORVALLIS — Dallas sen- ior Jesse Stuhr wasn’t satis- fied last year. As a junior, Stuhr was the Dragons’ top finisher at the Mid-Willamette Conference Championships, finishing 21st overall. His season best time of 17 minutes, 47.1 seconds was nearly two minutes faster than his first recorded time of the season, 19:45. Though he found success, Stuhr had a sense of missed opportunity to do some- thing bigger. “Last year, I didn’t run at all during the summer,” Stuhr said. This year, the senior has a new attitude — and has his eyes set on some big goals. — Stuhr may have finished strong in 2014, but he saw a glaring weakness. Not train- ing during the summer meant he came in out of shape at the beginning of the season. That wasn’t the case en- tering his senior campaign this fall. “This year, I’m more moti- vated,” Stuhr said. “I did summer workouts. Most of our team ran each day all summer long.” Stuhr finished 10th overall at the Mid-Willamette Con- ference Preview Meet on Sept. 23. His time of 17:43 set a new personal best. “The course was good, flat and fast,” Stuhr said. “I ran really well and made sure I was hydrated and every- thing.” Stuhr is running for more than setting a new personal best. He has his eyes set on catching his older brother, Clay Stuhr, in more ways than one. — Clay Stuhr, a 2013 Dallas High graduate, was one of the Dragons’ top runners during his high school ca- reer. He competed at the state cross-country meet in 2010 as a sophomore, and recorded a personal best of 16:25 during his senior year. That year, Jesse, then a freshman, saw his older brother succeed as one of the team’s top varsity run- ners. Now, it’s Jesse’s turn to be the senior, and he hopes to find similar success. “I want to be at my broth- er’s time,” Stuhr said, smil- ing. Beyond that, after a 10th-place finish at the MWC Preview Meet, Stuhr knows that a trip to state is within reach. The top three teams from the league at the MWC championship meet will qualify along with any indi- vidual runners in the top seven not on a qualifying team. “Jesse has been training all summer and I think he is beginning to see the full range of his potential,” Dal- las coach Monique Lankheet said. Stuhr has always had fun running. This year, he’s hop- ing an increased focus will lead to better results when it counts the most. “I’d be happy,” Stuhr said. “I’d be very excited and I’d feel really complete.” Sutton leads girls Dallas’ boys and girls teams saw several strong performances at the MWC Preview Meet on Sept. 23 at Crystal Lake Sports Fields in Corvallis. “Wednesday’s meet was outstanding,” Lankheet said. “(We) only had two runners who did not get a personal best.” Elizabeth Sutton (22:41), Alyssa Miller (22:52) and An- neka Bloomstrom (23:01) took 22nd, 23rd and 24th, re- spectively to lead the girls. Trevor Cross led the boys team at the Northwest Clas- sic on Saturday, placing 31st (17:46.1). Sutton led the girls squad with a 48th-place finish (22:04.3). “The team has been working so hard and it was great to see them reap the re w a rd s o f s u c c e s s ,” Lankheet said. Dallas will compete at the Harrier Classic in Albany on Saturday. WESTERN OREGON ROUNDUP PERRYDALE ROUNDUP Pirates hold off Dufur WOU falls to Vikings Bailey leads Perrydale to Homecoming win Wolves held to 224 yards of total offense Itemizer-Observer staff report PERRYDALE — Perrydale’s football squad overcame a 22-8 first quarter deficit to down Dufur 36-34 on Friday. Keenan Bailey had 51 car- ries for 354 yards and four touchdowns, while quarter- back Daniel Domes hit Brant Barnes for a score. C.J. Marsters added 59 yards on the ground. The Pirates (4-0 overall, 2-0 Special District 4) remains undefeated on the season. Dufur had the ball with 5:07 left in the fourth quar- ter. A goal line stand by the Pirates allowed Perrydale to go on a 14-play, 92-yard drive to run out the clock. “Alex Hawes was domi- nant on the defensive line,” Pe r r y d a l e c o a c h C h r i s Gubrud said. “Spencer Bibler continued his steady play, making major contri- butions on both sides of the ball. The offensive line of Barnes, Bibler, Hunter Sag- moen, Jacob Pope and Kirk Fairchild helped us domi- nate the time of possession and opened consistent run- Itemizer-Observer staff report PORTLAND — Facing one of the nation’s top rush- ing attacks, Western Ore- gon’s football team lost to Portland State 31-0 on Sat- urday. The Vikings rushed for 256 yards on the ground. The Wolves (1-3 overall, 0-1 Great Northwest Athlet- ic Conference) gained 224 yards of total offense and turned the ball over three times during the loss. “I thought our defense did play hard,” WOU coach Arne Ferguson said. “They made some mistakes, but they played hard and physi- cal against a talented PSU team that’s been running the football against Wash- ington State and Idaho State consistently.” The Wolves play at Dixie State on Friday. VOLLEYBALL DROPS TWO: Western Oregon lost a pair of Great Northwest Ath- letic Conference matches, falling to Saint Martin’s 21-25, 25-16, 23-25, 25-22, 15-10 on Thursday and Seattle Pacific 25-20, 25-23, 25-17 on Satur- DELTON MADDOX/ for the Itemizer-Observer Keenan Bailey rushes against Dufur on Friday night. ning lines for (Keenan) Bai- ley.” Perrydale plays at South Wasco County on Friday. VOLLEYBALL WINS TWO: Perrydale’s volleyball squad earned a pair of league victo- ries last week. The Pirates de- feated Jewell 25-9, 25-13, 25-13 on Sept. 22 before defeating C.S. Lewis 25-6, 25-5, 25-13 on Thursday. Telaney Newton had 11 aces, while Anna McGill had nine aces against C.S. Lewis. Perrydale entered the week at 8-3 overall and 6-1 in Casco League play, good for s e c o n d place behind Country Christian. The Pirates h o s t e d Wi l l a m e t te Valley Chris- McGill tian Tuesday after press time. Perrydale hosts Livingstone Adventist Thursday at 6 p.m. and will compete in the Amity Tourna- ment on Saturday. Cross-country • Western Oregon’s cross-country team will compete at the Willamette Invitational Saturday at 9:30 a.m. day. Soph- omore Al- isha Bettin- son had 22 k ills over the two matches to lead the Wolves. Bettinson Western Oregon (4-9 overall, 1-3 GNAC) hosts Central Washington on Thursday and Nor thwest Nazarene Saturday at 7 p.m. SOCCER EARNS TIE: West- ern Oregon and Northwest Nazarene played to a 2-2 tie on Saturday. The Wolves took a 1-0 lead in the 13th minute after a goal from Vicky Cruz Rosales. The Crusaders tied the match just before half- time. The Wolves took the lead again after Dani Payne scored in the 54th minute, but North- w e s t Nazarene scored the equalizer a minute be- fore the end of reg- ulation. Western Payne Oregon opened the week with a 2-1 loss to Montana State Billings on Thursday. WOU (4-3-1 over- all, 0-2-1 GNAC) hosts Central Washington Saturday at 1 p.m. before hosting Concordia on Tuesday. ANDY AVGI NAMED ALL- AMERICAN: Western Oregon senior Andy Avgi has been named to the Sporting News Preseason All-America Team. Avgi, a 6-foot-6 forward for WOU’s men’s basketball team, was named to the first team after averaging 18.5 points and 5.9 rebounds per game during the 2014-15 season. Avgi received conference Player of the Year honors after helping the Wolves win the regular season conference title and reach the NCAA West Regional. CENTRAL ROUNDUP Hartford takes first overall at Outlaw Invite Central girls place second in the team standings despite missing injured runners Itemizer-Observer staff report SISTERS — Central sopho- more cross-country runner Bailie Hartford placed first overall in the girls varsity race at the Outlaw Invite, winning the 5,000-meter run in 20 minutes, 19.2 sec- onds on Saturday. Junior Abby Mc- Beth pla- ced third (21:01.2); while sen- Hartford ior Jamie Smith finished 10th (21:46.6). The Panthers girls finished second behind Sisters. Hartford also placed fourth at the Mid-Willamette Conference Preview meet on Sept. 23. “We have had quite a few injuries and small setbacks t h a t h a v e s l ow e d o u r progress, but we are seeing some growth,” Central coach Eli Cir ino said. “Bailie, Abby and Jamie looked strong (at the Out- law Invite). Anne Marie (Hasbrook) and Bethanie (Altamirano) did not run Soccer • Central girls soccer hosts Dallas Monday at 6 p.m. • Central boys play at Dallas Monday at 4 p.m. The Panthers lost to Aloha 4-0 and played Newberg Tuesday after press time. (on Saturday), or we might have won the meet.” The boys squad placed third at the Outlaw Invite. Junior Zachary Meyer took seventh (18:05.9), while Ammon Jeffries (18:28.0) and Darien Hume (18:30.6) placed 11th and 12th. Meyer also placed 12th at the Mid- Willamette Conference Pre- view Meet. Freshman Jaydon Ayde- lotte and sophomore Rufus Schrader also ran well at Corvallis, Cirino said. Central will compete at the Harrier Classic in Albany, Saturday at 9:30 a.m. “The Harrier Classic is al- ways one of our favorite meets, and we have run some of our best times there,” Cirino said. “We are a stronger team this year. They have a better understanding of team dynamics and how to work together.” VOLLEYBALL SPLITS MATCHES: Facing two of the Mid-Willamette Conference’s top three teams, Central’s vol- leyball squad earned a split against Silverton and Corvallis. The Panthers lost to the Silver Foxes 25-15, 17-25, 25-17, 26- 24 on Sept. 22 before defeat- ing the Spartans 23-25, 25-17, 16-25, 25-13, 15-8 on Thurs- day. Meaghan McGuyer had five aces, while Alexandra Dowdell had 26 kills and 21 digs against Corvallis. Krista Omlid added 11 kills, Jori Kerr had 22 digs and Kylie Nash recorded 45 assists. “We had a great match vs. Corvallis,” Cen- tral coach Claudine Menda- zona said. “I was very proud of our team’s performance. We were able to execute our of- fense consistently, and we served at 93 percent, giving us more opportunities to score.” The Panthers (4-6 overall, 3-3 MWC) entered the week tied for fourth. Central hosted Woodburn Tuesday after press time. The Panthers play at South Albany on Thursday, host Dallas Monday at 6 p.m. and play at Crescent Valley on Oct. 7. LUKAS EGGEN/Itemizer-Observer Central’s Darien Hume rounds a corner at the Mid-Willamette Conference Preview Meet on Sept. 23. Hume finished in 12th place with a time of 18 minutes, 30.6 seconds.